Comparison

Shining Mask vs Flipper Mobile App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shining Mask

Control your LED display mask with this app. Customize text, effects, and choose from various animations and pictures. You can even capture or import images to display on your mask, making your device stand out.

Highlights
  • Change display text
  • Customize display effects
  • Select animations and pictures
  • Read display from photos
  • Import from photo album
  • Unique mask customization
Features
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Shining Mask is a cool app to control LED display mask. It can change the display text and display effect in the app, provide various interesting animations and pictures to meet your desire for performance. You can also take photos or read the display effect from photo album pictures. Cool and diverse playing methods make your mask equipment unique. Shining Mask是一款控制LED显示面具的酷炫App,实现在app中更改显示文字以及显示效果,提供各种有趣的动画和图片,满足你的表演欲,更可拍照或从相册图片读取显示效果,酷炫多样的玩法,让您的面具设备独一无二。

About

Flipper Mobile App

Manage your portable multi-tool device data, organize digital keys, and share them with a community of users. This application enhances the functionality of your device for various geeky projects.

Highlights
  • Manage device data
  • Organize digital keys
  • Share keys with users
  • Community sharing
Features
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Flipper Zero is a portable multi-tool for geeks in a toy-like body. This app helps to manage your data on the device, organize keys and share them with other Flipper Zero users.

Screenshots

Shining Mask4 screens
Flipper Mobile App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flipper Mobile App at 4.5 against Shining Mask's 3.2. Flipper Mobile App also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 45%). Shining Mask's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flipper Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 417 and 313 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Shining Mask's written reviews are positive against 69% of Flipper Mobile App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shining Mask ships an update every 5 weeks, Flipper Mobile App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shining Mask versus Flipper Mobile App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShining MaskFlipper Mobile App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (417 ratings)4.5 (313 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews69.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings417 — better313
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd.Flipper Devices Inc.

Customer experience

Shining Mask

All ratings401 ratings
Positive48.6%
Neutral14.2%
Negative37.2%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral20.2%
Negative34.6%

Flipper Mobile App

All ratings311 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral14.4%
Negative16.2%

User reviews

Shining Mask

From 417 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good artist
  • 🚀 Amazing app
  • 💡 DIY and music features
  • 👍 Comfortable to wear
  • 👍 Cruise use is great

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Mask switches faces constantly
  • 🐛 Music doesn't work
  • 🐛 DIY doesn't work
  • 🐛 App doesn't load
  • 🐛 Mask glitches and stops working

Flipper Mobile App

From 313 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for installing and updating Flipper Zero
  • 👍 Useful for controlling Flipper Zero remotely
  • 🚀 Efficient firmware and app updates
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 👍 Helpful for managing Flipper Zero files and apps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with custom firmware
  • 🐛 App download section not always working
  • 🔋 Bluetooth connection can drain phone battery
  • 🐛 Difficulty reconnecting after disconnecting

Bugs and requests

Shining Mask

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • DIY mode doesn't work
  • App gets stuck loading
  • App doesn't connect to mask
  • Mask stops working after some time
  • Bluetooth connection issues
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  • Text feature issues
  • Gesture switching issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to upload custom animations/GIFs
  • Ability to create custom designs
  • Ability to sync with Spotify
  • More mask designs and animations
  • Ability to control light patterns
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  • Ability to make a playlist of animations
  • Ability to upload videos
  • Ability to draw on the mask
  • Ability to freeze animated images

Flipper Mobile App

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Firmware update process sometimes causes Bluetooth, SubGHz, or NFC issues
  • App crashes when trying to access the App Store section
  • Keyboard not showing up when pairing code is requested
  • Widgets not working on iOS 16
  • Remote control feature has input lag

Requested features

9 requests
  • More interactive features (e.g., sleeping dolphin, talking dolphin)
  • Ability to download different firmware versions directly in the app
  • Support for managing multiple Flipper Zero devices
  • Folder support in SubGHz catalog
  • Apple Watch companion app
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  • Shortcuts integration for payloads
  • Notification system for app updates
  • Ability to edit and move files/folders on the Flipper Zero
  • Ducky script compiler in the mobile app

In-app purchases

None

Shining Mask

No in-app purchases

None

Flipper Mobile App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shining Mask free?
Shining Mask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flipper Mobile App free?
Flipper Mobile App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shining Mask or Flipper Mobile App?
Flipper Mobile App is rated higher. Shining Mask averages 3.2 out of 5 from 417 ratings, while Flipper Mobile App averages 4.5 from 313 ratings.
Do Shining Mask or Flipper Mobile App have ads?
Neither Shining Mask nor Flipper Mobile App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shining Mask or Flipper Mobile App?
Shining Mask ships an update every 5 weeks, and Flipper Mobile App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shining Mask was updated on October 29, 2026 and Flipper Mobile App on October 24, 2026.

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